Total Crime Rate
152.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Woodlands Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Gillingham South , and the 150th highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Woodlands Road (ME7 2DU) in the last 12 months was 152.4 per 1,000 residents and was 22.1% lower than the Gillingham South average (195.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -47.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 37.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Woodlands Road (ME7 2DU), the main crime hotspot is near Beatty Avenue. Police recorded 83 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Gillingham South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Beatty Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beatty Avenue | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Centenary Gardens | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Third Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Chicago Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Chicago Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Acorn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Beatty Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beatty Avenue | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Centenary Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beatty Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cornwallis Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cornwallis Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Woodlands Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodlands Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodlands Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Beatty Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Centenary Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beatty Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Beatty Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cornwallis Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Cornwallis Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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